“Acting Up” features intimate conversations with the creatives, executives, and decision-makers who are truly moving the needle when it comes to representation in Hollywood and beyond. In each episode, theGrio’s Entertainment Director Cortney Wills gets real with actors, writers, producers, directors, executives, and insiders who shape how our communities are represented on screens big and small. Through poignant commentary and in-depth interviews, she explores how Hollywood continues to influence so many aspects of our lives, from beauty standards to political participation, from how the rest of the world sees Black America to how they see themselves.
Episode 49
O-T Fagbenle: Becoming Barack
April 29, 2022 - 24:40
Episode 48
Bye Bye Black-ish
April 25, 2022 - 28:51
Episode 47
Oscars so… Black?
March 29, 2022 - 28:56
Episode 46
The Belles of Bel-Air
March 19, 2022 - 37:07
Episode 45
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
March 17, 2022 - 23:25
Episode 44
Bringing Blackness to Disney
March 11, 2022 - 38:02
Episode 43
Everything’s Gonna Be All White
March 11, 2022 - 38:02
Episode 42
The Depths of History
February 28, 2022 - 35:04
Episode 41
Descendant
February 18, 2022 - 33:22
Episode 40
The Gilded Age
February 11, 2022 - 33:39
Episode 39
In Defense of Whitney Houston
February 4, 2022 - 34:40
Episode 38
Aftershock
January 28, 2022 - 27:51
Episode 37
Sundance Film Festival
January 25, 2022 - 25:47
Episode 36
Tasha Smith: Iron Sharpens Iron
January 19, 2022 - 27:50
Episode 35
Going IN on the Golden Globes
January 7, 2022 - 37:59
Episode 34
Farewell To 2021
December 31, 2021 - 33:09
Episode 33
Kerri Grant: Queen of Kids Content
December 25, 2021 - 33:11
Episode 32
The Agony of ‘Attica’
December 20, 2021 - 26:51
Episode 31
Black In The City
December 14, 2021 - 32:52
Episode 30
Lowkey KILLING IT: Natasha Rothwell
December 3, 2021 - 25:08
